Concealed garage door opener?

[COOP28]

Anybody figured a way to install a remote switch and hardwire a concealed garage door opener to facilitate getting into the garage?

 

[ppaintguy]

Go to Home Depot and buy a Genie garage door opener, wireless version and hide it somewhere on the moto. The batteries last a very long time, they are weatherproof as they are designed for outside door jambs, and they don't involve hardwiring etc. There are several versions from encrypted (not too much use) to the simple small hand helds.

 

[sgborgstrom]

Well, there's this:http://www.jollytec.com/garageremote.htm

or this: http://www.motofx.com

I used to have a remote that lived in the sleeve pocket of my roadcrafter. They don't seem to make them that small anymore though so when I get around to hanging doors on my garage I'll probably go the hardwired route too.

Steve

 

[Xaque]

If you want to be the coolest garage-door-opening kid on your block:

Integrated Opener

Scroll down to "Built In Garage Door Opener (BIGDO)"

It inegrates with a turn signal button to operate the garage door....

-Xaque-

 

[dlearl476]

I have a tiny universal that I bought at Home Depot that fits nicely in a MC jacket pocket. If I make sure I orient it correctly, I can operate it through the jacket with gloves on without difficulty. Company is called "skylink "

 

[Stuff2c]

IÔÇÖve been making my own for years. Just take your garage door opener apart and find the push switch on the circuit board and solder the switch closed. Remove the battery and solder a red wire on the positive side and a black on the negative side (color is not that important just get polarity right). Then wire the positive to the high beam on your headlight and ground the other one. Pull up to the door and flash your high beam. Never look for that lost in the gear remote again. By the way mine uses a 9v battery with no ill affects on the unit for many many years of use. I have one on every one of my bikes.

 

[ppaintguy]

IÔÇÖve been making my own for years. Just take your garage door opener apart and find the push switch on the circuit board and solder the switch closed. Remove the battery and solder a red wire on the positive side and a black on the negative side (color is not that important just get polarity right). Then wire the positive to the high beam on your headlight and ground the other one. Pull up to the door and flash your high beam. Never look for that lost in the gear remote again. By the way mine uses a 9v battery with no ill affects on the unit for many many years of use. I have one on every one of my bikes.

Hey thanks...a very cool idea and tip...thanks Stuff2C

 

[USERNAME]

f-ing brilliant. i've just been putting it in my tank bag, and then when i get home, i reach in and press the button. you guys are like batman with these mods, i'm jealous.

 

[phil]

Door Opener

Wow I am impressed. I just hit the horn or yell to the wife to open the garage door. You guys are crafty devils.
Phil from Saintpete Fl.
P.S. Usually come home late at night. At that time she is usually naked. It was quite a show for my friends.They seem to come over alot more lately.

 

[FRAZZ]

I just use the tiny one that Rider Wearhouse sells. I'ts programmable and opens up to 3 doors. It's attached below the windshield with velcro Can use it with gloves on

 

[MCMXCIVRS]

I use a small key chain sized remote that I keep on my bikes key ring.

 

[iambob]

I use a small key chain sized remote that I keep on my bikes key ring.

I have the BigDO wired to my four ways, bike powered no worries. It's velcroed to the inside of the front fairing.

 

[EMOTO]

Wow I am impressed. I just hit the horn or yell to the wife to open the garage door. You guys are crafty devils.
Phil from Saintpete Fl.
P.S. Usually come home late at night. At that time she is usually naked. It was quite a show for my friends.They seem to come over alot more lately.

Hey, I'll see you tonight!!!

I have a conventional (read: old) garage door opener and I throw it in my inside breast pocket or sleeve pocket, with the button oriented out. Then, as I arrive home and roll toward the garage door, I reach over and press the button through the jacket. Works fine. No time or $ spent.

 

[W8NONU]

Garage Door Opener

I purchased a momentary switch at Radio Shack (about $3.00) and soldered it into my existing garage door opener. Using a two wire connector routed through the glove box and up to the dash I installed the switch through the dash. I velcroe the garage door opener in place in the glove box and hit the switch on the dash to open or close the door.

 

[COOP28]

Waitinagain.....that is exactly the way I did it 15 years ago and still appears to be the best of show. I have a 3 button garage door opener which greatly complicates locating and soldering to the correct terminals, so I have ordered a compatible el cheap-o ($15.00) with a single button which I will program for the door of choice. Should work just fine.

Thanks to all for your contributions & ideas.

 

[lkchris]

Might be fun to try to integrate BMW's universal transmitter to a bike

http://www.bmwnation.com/ARTICLES/diy/bmwut/bmwut.html

 

[RTRandy]

IÔÇÖve been making my own for years. Just take your garage door opener apart and find the push switch on the circuit board and solder the switch closed. Remove the battery and solder a red wire on the positive side and a black on the negative side (color is not that important just get polarity right). Then wire the positive to the high beam on your headlight and ground the other one. Pull up to the door and flash your high beam. Never look for that lost in the gear remote again. By the way mine uses a 9v battery with no ill affects on the unit for many many years of use. I have one on every one of my bikes.

This sounds great, but I'm not sure I'm getting this. You take the nine volt battery out and solder the switch closed. Then you connect the two wires which are soldered to the plus and minus of the battery case and connect to the high beam circuit.

This is the part I'm not getting: The circuit on the bike is 12 volt and the circuit on the opener is 9 volt. 12volts going to a 9 volt opener spells fried opener if you ask me. Yes? No?

 

[BRADFORDBENN]

This is the part I'm not getting: The circuit on the bike is 12 volt and the circuit on the opener is 9 volt. 12volts going to a 9 volt opener spells fried opener if you ask me. Yes? No?

Not always. There are things called voltage regulators that can take the voltage down. Check out radio shack for the part.

I just happen to use a key chain remote on the last house. This house, full size remote in the tank bag. But I like the idea of the light trick.

 

[ppaintguy]

This raises a good question though, as this would mean that everytime you ride with main beam there would be a charge to the remote. Stuff2C have you burned out any remotes in the past?..lol

 

[RTRandy]

Not always. There are things called voltage regulators that can take the voltage down. Check out radio shack for the part.

I went to Sears today and got one of those mini models which has this small battery about half the length of a AA and it's actually a 12 volt battery if you can believe that. This might actually work.

This raises a good question though, as this would mean that everytime you ride with main beam there would be a charge to the remote. Stuff2C have you burned out any remotes in the past?..lol

I'm wondering if there's some merit to this as these remotes are only switched on for just a second or two.

My other question is: Where do we mount the unit? Behind the dash? Under the seat?